Jean-Louis Dupont

Born in 1965 in Liège, Belgium, Jean-Louis Dupont is a lawyer specialized in European law.

He was part of the legal team that led the Bosman ruling (CJEU, 15 December 1995),[1] which forced FIFA and UEFA to end the transfer system and the nationality quota within the EU...

He defends various persons and entities in the world of professional sport, especially in lawsuits related to European Law which oppose clubs or sportspeople and international federations.

Among others, Jean-Louis Dupont has represented and defended the interests of the following persons and organisations:

Jean-Louis Dupont is also the legal adviser of Michel Bruyninckx who has developed a revolutionary football training method and soccer ball that improve football and school performances, called CogiTraining[12] and SenseBall.[13]

Between 1990 and 1998 he also worked for the European Commission in the establishment and the development of the cooperation between the EU and Cuba.

Jean-Louis Dupont is currently partner at Roca Junyent[14] law firm (Barcelona-Madrid), in charge of the sports law department.

References

  1. EUR-Lex: Bosman ruling
  2. The Independent: Fifa agrees on rotation of World Cup finals from 2010
  3. EUR-Lex: Meca-Medina ruling
  4. Tribunal de Commerce de Charleroi: RG n°A/05/03843 et A/06/00735
  5. The Wall Street Journal: Tennis Players Take Aim at Drug Rules.
  6. BBC: Bosman lawyer to take Sion case against Uefa to EU
  7. The Guardian: This month's most intriguing fixture: Real Madrid v William Hill
  8. Le Figaro: Des supporters du PSG portent plainte contre le fair-play financier
  9. BBC Sport: Man City: Supporters' club joins Financial Fair Play legal fight
  10. The Independent: Uefa's financial fair play rules face test from the 'Bosman' lawyer
  11. Bloomberg: Portugal, Spain said to complain to EU on soccer finance rules
  12. football training method
  13. football training ball
  14. Roca Junyent: Jean-Louis Dupont
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